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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAPE CANAVERAL, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN
SUPPORT OF CONTINUED BEACH MANAGEMENT FUNDING
IN AN AMOUNT OF $30 MILLION ANNUALLY; PROVIDING FOR
THE REPEAL OF PRIOR INCONSISTENT RESOLUTIONS;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Florida's number one tourist attraction is its beaches; and
WHEREAS, beach - related tourism has a $41.6 billion impact on the
state's economy, and;
WHEREAS, beaches contribute over $1 billion in tourist - related sales tax
revenues annually, and
WHEREAS, 442,000 jobs are created by beach - related tourism, with $8
billion payroll resulting from additional spending related to Florida's beaches; and
WHEREAS, over half of Florida's 825 miles of sandy beaches are
experiencing erosion, with 333 miles designated by the Department of
C Environmental Protection as critically- eroded; and
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature, pursuant to Chapter 161, F.S. has
declared beach erosion to be a serious threat to the economic and general
welfare of the state and its residents; and has further declared it to be necessary
responsibility to preserve Florida's beaches and make provision for beach
nourishment projects; and
WHEREAS the Florida Legislature, in 1998, pursuant to x. 161.091, and
S. 201.15 (11), provided that designated funding of $30 million annually shall be
deposited in the Ecosystem Management and Restoration Trust Fund, and that
documentary stamp tax revenues shall be the source of that funding; and
WHEREAS, this $30 million allocation has enabled Florida to develop a
consistent, adequately- funded, priority- driven long range management program
to address critical erosion; and
WHEREAS, this program represents a cost - effective intergovernmental
partnership which leverages a dollar for dollar local government match, and up to
65% of the total project cost from federal sources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City
I C of Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida strongly urges the Florida
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Legislature to fully fund the Department of Environmental Protection's beach
erosion control project priority list for FY 2003/2004 for $30 million as provided
for in Chapters 161 and 201 Florida Statutes; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cape
Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida respectfully requests that the Florida
Legislature oppose any legislative efforts to amend existing law which allocates
$30 million annually in certain documentary stamp tax revenues to the
Ecosystem Management and Restoration trust Fund for purposes of beach
preservation and repair.
ADOPTED BY the City Council of the City of Cape Canaveral, Florida, this 18th
day of February , 2003.
Rocky Randel , MAYOR
ATTEST: FOR AGAINST
Bob Hoog X
Susan Stills, CITY CL RK Jim Morgan X
Buzz Petsos Motion
Rocky Randels X
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Richard Treverton Second
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Anthony Garganese, CITY ATTORNEY
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